The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-04
THE VETS.
They Repudiate the G. A. r.
Resolutions.
rHEY SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT
pvcIte6 BoodIer-Viewed In
vi.nna-POwderly's Successor my
Dear kentucky Home-Etc'
The Veterans Resolutions.

,U,sg,NeroS, August g. General
,,o.scrans recently received from
rSorIas Whitehead, chairman of the
-,u,;ttee ON resolutions of the Ma
tionaI Veterans Association, Des
ISo,nos Iowa, copies of the resolutions
.Jonted by that association, repudiat-
auOPSSc r. ,tterances of certain members
lI ts.bo Grand Army of the Republic IN
VI SnIoction with the proposed visit OF the
G 1ondn;Jsnt to st. Louis while the Grand
tL1 ",L- encampment is in progress there,
AL5,ending the Presidents veto
C3 " IL nensi0n bill; condemning the eff
VI 9- tnI Fl those who seek by the rebel flag
aOiSo to rekindle the flames of Sec
e!pnnoI hate as unmanly, unpatriotlc and
1 lo, the contempt OF intelligent
non The resolutions also compliment
1oneraI Blacks administration OF the
9ension Office. General Rosecrans was
IIonEeSted to deliver copies of these re-
Ie9 to the President and
SensrsI Black. To-day he called
On the President, and in pre-
0onting the resolutions expressed his
boIjef that they are in accord with the
y,sws OF the vast majority OF the Il. A.
p a. to theloyal respect to chief magls'
rate and the improperly OF deno9nc,
ing him for what he believes MS omclal
d1bv. He also thought the sentiment
commanded the assent "ot mat much
larger body Of ex union soIdlers not
belonging to the 6. a. 4; soclet ". Inc
President replying. SAID: W ltnout
reading the resolutions presented py
yon in such q gratifying manner,
~ hove only to say, judging from the
80 Of yonr remarks, the action on the
Haio mentioned is an indirect
ocSnowledgment of duty which de-
ToIvss anon them as veterans, as to
amn6esizs the value Of their services
~ SeIi nv patriotic service at home, and
demonstrate tie same bravery shown
IN hstrle by courage no less
consnicuous. when called upon to de-
fend and maintain the freedom and
natriotism which in peace is the safety
IF American institutions. Understand
ING This to be the purpose of the resolu-
tons, am glad to receive them at your
hand.
Rosecrans, in letter to Commissioner
Black, encloses a copy of the resolu-
lions. They are repleJe with patriotism,
GOOD sense and Just denunciatlon of
dislOyalty to the country and treason
to the spirit of the society of the Grand
Army manifested in the recent at
tempts OF certain officers and members
of that association to raise. for a par
tisau purpose. an cutlery against the
Chief Magistrate. When it is remem.
bered that largely more than half the
rank and file of the Union army are
either Democratic or merely Union
men, it can be plainly seen why
the G. a. B., as Republican
machine, was q miserable failure,
The paying of special public favor and
honor to comrades of the Republican
persuasion has hitherto created such
a disgust of its spirit, as to prevent
the society from including double
and possibly triple its membership
and Comman ling universal respect for
that self-controliing loyalty which
covered with glory the members during
the dark days OF the war for the Union
Whitehead, in letter to RoseCIals
asks the General to present these resolu
tons in the name of at least 10000 ex
anon soldiers of Iowa.